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The highly-anticipated five-match Test series between England and India kickstarted on Friday, June 20 at Headingley, Leeds. After the opening day saw Indian batters pile up runs on the board, the Men in Blue continued to dominate as they posted 471 runs in 113 overs, courtesy centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147) and Rishabh Pant (134).
Thereafter, England took the crease after a brief rain delay. However, the home side lost Zak Crawley early at the score of four, Ben Duckett stitched a 122-run stand with Ollie Pope, who went on to score his ninth Test hundred. However, Pope’s stay was cut short early on Day 3, Harry Brook then went on to get to cross the 50-run mark as England trail by 144 runs at lunch on Day 3.
Rain threat looming on ENG vs IND 1 st Test Day 2 at Headingley
With England hoping to get past Team India’s score and take a lead, the weather also proves to be pivotal for a proper 90-over game in the day. After the day two saw saw a brief halt, along with rain prediction for day three, let’s see what is on offer for the fourth day (June 23).
According to the listings on Accuweather, the temperature is expected to be around 18 degree Celsius during the day. There could be intervals of cloud and sunshine with a subtle breeze blowing at 24 km/h from the west.The probability of precipitation stands at only four percent, but the cloud cover is expected to be around 67%.
If we further bifurcate the day into morning and afternoon, the temperature is set to range between 17 and 18 degree Celcius. Although the day is likely to remain partly sunny and breezy with bare chances of rain. Humidity of around 61% is set to trouble the players on the field, but strong wind gusts is likely to provide some relief.
With only three to four percent probability of precipitation predicted for the fourth day, fans could expect an uninterrupted day’s play at Headingley.
